rich 1.0 Action Network https://actionnetwork.org <link href='https://actionnetwork.org/css/style-embed-v3.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /><script src='https://actionnetwork.org/widgets/v6/event/green-party-trade-union-organising-training-with-ian-allinson?format=js&source=widget'></script><div id='can-event-area-green-party-trade-union-organising-training-with-ian-allinson' style='width: 100%'><!-- this div is the target for our HTML insertion --></div> East Midlands Green Party https://actionnetwork.org/groups/east-midlands-green-party https://can2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/events/photos/003/109/043/normal/Screenshot_2026-04-09_185723.png Do you need to organise at work? Ian Allinson shares his more than 20 years’ worth of knowledge on organising for workers’ rights in this 1 hour Zoom webinar with live Q&A. This video is for: ·       Workers who are interested in building power with their workmates, whether there’s a union at work or not ·       Other Green Party members who want to help them It includes both theory, ideas and techniques that can help you, as well as pointers to get further support. Whether you’re a seasoned trade unionist or brand new to trade unionism, there is something for everyone in this presentation. Price This webinar and Q&A is completely free to any Green Party member and a recording will be made available afterwards for future Green Party trainings. However, we ask you to consider making a charitable donation to pay Ian’s presenter fee if you are able to. East Midlands Green Party are underwriting the cost, any donations above Ian’s presenter fee will go to East Midlands Green Party funds. Donate to East Midlands Green Party here. About the Presenter Ian Allinson is a Manchester based, socialist and trade unionist who has been a workplace activist since 1991. In 2009 he led the first national strike in the IT industry in Britain. He has served on the Unite executive council and previously ran as the grassroots socialist candidate for Unite general secretary. Previously he has served as the president of Manchester Trade Union Council and currently he is on the executive and coordinates its solidarity disputes and campaigning on climate issues. He now works in public transport, where he is an officer of his UNISON branch and has been involved in the Transport for Greater Manchester strikes over the last two years. He co-founded Troublemakers At Work, an organisation which helps workers from any union (or no union at all) collectively organise to improve their conditions. Taken from the Trouble Makers at Work website: "Our point of view is of the union rank and file, meaning grassroots workers rather than those employed by unions. We focus on building workers’ own collective power and democratic control of our unions. We need to strengthen organisation at our own work and show solidarity with each other. Sometimes we need to oppose rotten deals or push for action despite obstruction within our unions. Those who want more effective unions may stand for positions, but ‘new faces in old places’ isn’t enough – we need to make our unions more democratic, inclusive and responsive. Our focus is on making trouble at work, but our lives and issues don’t start and end when we stop being paid – and neither should our solidarity." https://actionnetwork.org/events/green-party-trade-union-organising-training-with-ian-allinson